Friday, February 19, 2010

Getting to know ... Diesel

What is there to say about our beloved dog, Diesel. Diesel is a Tri-colored Corgi.
He was a Christmas gift from Steve to me in 2003. Diesel was born in Oklahoma and somehow brought out here with his family to be sold. I think the family had family in town and came to visit them and it was the right time to sell the puppies also. Whatever, it worked out good for us!

As a puppy, he was all ears. His ears were huge, I guess they kind of still are, but it goes more with his overall hugeness. He is about 20 pounds overweight. He doesn't get anything but dog food and only about a cup of food a day. We have tried putting him on different diets, like the green bean diet, but nothing works. We even tried a prescription dog food and it did nothing either. I think he needs more exercise but don't we all?

He is my biggest baby between everyone. He likes to stick with a schedule, likes to know what everyone is doing, even thought that means the boys are climbing on him. I was worried int he beginning how Diesel would feel about the boys coming into his life. But overall he has done very well and has adjusted.

He likes to sleep a lot. He has a bed in our room that he sleeps on at night (sometimes), and another in the backyard, that is his favorite spot. But he will also sleep anywhere else also. He loves to chew up all the boys toys, from balls, to shovel handles, the dog likes to chew. He never grew out of chewing. If I give him something, like a big bone for chewing, he won't chew it because he sits and guards it and growls if anyone comes near it. So I don't do that anymore.

Diesel is a great family dog, even though he likes to stay home, he doesn't like the motorhome or the desert. He chases in quads, rhinos and barks. Very weird since he grew up like that. He also doesn't like loud bangs, or fireworks, gets all weird. Cody loves Diesel more than Chase does. Cody loves to walk him, tie him up, put him in forts and give him hugs. He is all good with it for a while and then he looks for me to come and rescue him.

We can't imagine not having Diesel around this family. He is a great dog for us!

4 comments:

Daniel and Shannon said...

AHHH he looks so cute smiling in that last photo! I miss Diesel, well not as much as Logan misses his friend.

betty said...

how cute to feature Diesel :) He's so cute; looks a lot like Koda.

Koda is the same about some loud vehicles, barks at them and wants to go after them; that's why he can never be off leash; he doesn't like fireworks either

I know corgis are good family dogs, but does Diesel try to herd Cody and Chase? Our first corgi did when the kids were younger. Koda still tries to herd us in the same room

thanks for sharing Diesel with us :)

betty

Mommyof2girlz/StephD said...

Happy FF. Already a follower but wanted to stop in and say hello. Aww Diesel is adorable, it is so great to meet him! I just started a dog blog stop by and say hello :)

http://sookiespitbullparadise.blogspot.com

Amy said...

Diesel - Kylie's old friend. She used to ask about him all the time. :0)